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Couple wed at HCA Florida Westside Hospital amid groom’s cancer battle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

It was a beautiful moment for a South Florida couple who tied the knot in an unlikely place.Cameras captured the bride and groom, Jamie Boyett and Dean Eaves, as they cut into their wedding cake together, Friday.The joyous occasion took place at HCA Florida Westside Hospital in Plantation.Eaves has been the jazz band director at North Broward Preparatory School for 19 years but was recently diagnosed with colon cancer.After receiving the news, he and his fiancee decided that now was the perfect time to get married.“Welcome, family and friends, as we come to celebrate the love between Dean and Jamie,” said the woman officiating the ceremony.Loved ones gathered to celebrate the holy union — overjoyed as the hospital team helped the newlywed couple have their special day.“I am very excited for her, ’cause she’s been thinking about this for a while,” said Eli Morales, Boyett’s son. “They brought it up like a while ago, and then Dean ...

With Jayson Tatum ejected late in 3rd quarter, Celtics beat 76ers 125-119

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 21 points before he was ejected for arguing near the end of the third quarter, Derrick White also had 21 and the Boston Celtics beat the depleted Philadelphia 76ers 125-119 on Friday night.Without its top two scorers, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, the 76ers led 116-115 with under three minutes left before giving up the next eight points. Patrick Beverley had 26 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for Philadelphia, which has lost four of six.De’Anthony Melton was leading the 76ers in scoring with 21 points when he fouled out with 5:08 to play and Boston leading 111-108. Jaylen Brown and Al Horford each scored 20 points for the Celtics, who had a full complement – until Tatum fouled out.Boston led by six points in the third and had a 95-91 lead in the final seconds of the quarter when Melton hit a long 3-pointer. Tatum was bringing the ball down along the sideline when he lost control; in the ensuing scramble he hit Robert Covington in the f...

Complete football championship scoreboard

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPSWednesday’s resultsDiv. 8 – West Boylston 41, Carver 7Div. 1 – Xaverian 31, St. John’s Prep 25MVADA Large School Bowl: Bay Path 42, Blackstone Valley 41MVADA Small School Vocational Bowl: Blue Hills 44, Tri-County 7Thursday’s resultsDiv. 6 – Fairhaven 26, Salem 22Div. 2 – King Philip 42, Marshfield 14Div. 3 – Milton 42, Walpole 21Friday’s resultsDiv. 7 – Uxbridge 42, Amesbury 16Div. 4 – Duxbury 62, Scituate 33Div. 5 – Foxboro 48, Hanover 21 XAVERIAN 31, ST. JOHN’S PREP 25(Division 1 state championship)St. John’s Prep (11-2)   6    6    13      0   –   25Xaverian           (11-2)   0   14     7    10   –   31SJ – Jimmy Nardone 1 run (run failed)XA – Caleb Brown 19 pass from Henry Hasselbeck (Luke Bell kick)XA – Brown pass from Hasselbeck (Bell kick)SJ – Merrick Barlow 38 pass from Deacon Robillard (run failed)SJ – Gael Garcia 4 run (kick failed)XA – Mike O’...

North Park neighbors call for safer intersection after deadly hit-and-run

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- San Diego police have arrested a person for a deadly hit-and-run. The incident happened on Nov. 21 at an intersection in North Park. However, neighbors told FOX 5 they have had safety concerns about the area for a while.“He’s just a gem, no other way to describe it, he’d do anything for you, there for you no matter what you needed,” said Casey Callahan, a friend of Stephen Debow.Callahan is a friend of Debow, nicknamed “Debo.” Both are Pennsylvania natives.Callahan described Debow as, “the best type of person, you couldn’t make up the type of friend he really was.”On Nov. 21, Stephen was crossing at the intersection of Utah Street and Polk Avenue in North Park on his way to meet friends. San Diego police said 76-year-old Donna Chapman Jacobs hit Debow in the intersection where he walked, then left the scene.Debow died six days later.Callahan said Debow’s death, “it’s been a lot, it's come in waves, but we are getting through as a family.”SDPD arrested Jacobs on Friday f...

At U.N. climate talks, world leaders to pledge and plead on second of leaders’ summit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A critical climate conference that began with world leaders acknowledging an Earth in crisis was set for a second day of leaders’ speeches on Saturday that organizers hope will set the stage for concrete action in coming days.The annual United Nations conference, known as COP28, was dominated Friday by presidents, prime ministers and royals laying out their plans to reduce heat-trapping emissions and urging each other to come together to avert climate catastrophe that seemed to draw closer than ever in 2023.With about 150 of the planet’s top decision-makers in attendance, opening speeches spilled into Saturday where some 60 nations had yet to speak before the major work of the conference, which runs through Dec. 12, begins.Missing from the conference are the heads of the top two polluting nations — Presidents Joe Biden of the U.S. and Xi Jinping of China. Vice President Kamala Harris was set to stand in Saturday for Biden.Harris’ appear...

US Navy plans to raise jet plane off Hawaii coral reef using inflatable cylinders

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Navy plans to use inflatable cylinders to lift and roll a jet plane off a coral reef in Hawaii before removal from the ocean waters where the aircraft crashed on Nov. 20. Rear Adm. Kevin Lenox, the commander of Carrier Strike Group 3 who is leading the salvage effort, said Friday he is confident the operation can be carried out without further damaging the reef.The P-8A slammed into an environmentally sensitive bay about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from Honolulu when it overshot the runway at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. None of the nine people on board at the time were injured. The Navy is investigating the mishap. The Navy released underwater video on Wednesday showing landing gear wheels resting on parts of crushed coral and much of the rest of the plane floating above the reef in Kaneohe Bay.A Navy team already has removed nearly all of the estimated 2,000 gallons (7,500 liters) of fuel that was on the aircraft. Lenox said he expected the removal operation to ...

Ronaldo walks off to chants of ‘Messi! Messi!’ as his team loses 3-0 in Riyadh derby

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo walked off the field with the gleeful chants of “Messi! Messi!” ringing in his ears from delighted Al-Hilal fans who had just watched their Saudi Pro League team beat the Portugal superstar’s Al-Nassr 3-0 in the Riyadh Derby on Friday. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner may have finished on the losing team — Aleksandar Mitrovic scored twice after fellow Serbian Sergej Milinkovic-Savic opened Al-Hilal — but Ronaldo still remains the focus of attention in Saudi Arabian soccer despite the taunts of opposition fans referencing his great rival of nearly two decades.As thousands of cars headed east out of downtown Riyadh to watch the top two league teams and bitter local rivals face off at the King Fahd International Stadium — the last to be played at the arena for three years as it is to be renovated to host games at the 2027 Asian Cup and anticipated 2034 World Cup — one Al-Nassr fan leaned out and shouted: “Are you here to see Cristiano...

A gray, damp weekend — Sporadic sprinkles or a bit of drizzle Saturday followed by the return of chilly rain Saturday night/Sunday with mixed wet snow north and west of city

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

WGN WEATHER HEADLINESWELCOME TO DECEMBER, 2023 — the beginning of the 3-month METEOROLOGICAL/CLIMATOLOGICAL WINTER SEASON (which includes December, January and February)!The new month arrived overnight at midnight — and it's historically been Chicago's 3rd coldest month of the year, seeing on average over the most recent 30-year period 7.6" of snow. (January is typically the coldest; February, the 2nd coldest month of the year in Chicago).We have an El Niño running in the equatorial Pacific — a warming of ocean waters which includes a decrease in easterly trade winds there. The warming of waters there have upstream and downstream impacts on global weather — so the impacts of El Niños typically reach far beyond the equatorial Pacific.In Chicago, our in-house work on past El Niños since 1950 shows something like 60% of Decembers and meteorological winter seasons end up milder and drier than other winters. This DOESN'T mean, cold surges or snowstorms will be completely absent — but it ...

AFD, ATCEMS respond to vehicle rescue in west Austin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One person was extricated after a crash in west Austin on Friday, the Austin Fire Department said on social media.Shortly before 10 p.m., AFD and Austin-Travis County EMS responded to the vehicle rescue on West 35th Street over MoPac, according to the fire department.AFD said drivers should avoid West 35th Street westbound on the overpass. MoPac traffic is unaffected, according to officials.No other details were available Friday. We will update this article as those details come in.

Texas high school football playoff scores for Friday, Dec. 1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Liberty Hill and Wimberley clinched spots in their respective state semifinals with wins Friday night, winning regional finals in the Texas high school football playoffs.Liberty Hill took out San Antonio Pieper 28-14 at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos while the Texans went down to Von Ormy and pounded Sinton 38-13. Liberty Hill will take on Port Neches-Groves in the 5A Division II semifinals with a time and location to be announced. Wimberley will face Bellville in the 4A Division II semifinals next week. Rivals Westlake, Lake Travis face off for spot in 6A Division I semis Saturday Blanco fell to Edna in 3A Division I play at Bastrop 55-13.Dripping Springs, Lake Travis and Westlake all play their regional final games on Saturday. The Cavaliers and Chaparrals meet in the 6A Division I Region IV final at 2 p.m. from The Pfield in Pflugerville while Dripping Springs heads to the Alamodome to face Cibolo Steele in the 6A Division II Region IV final at 7 p.m.Check out the...